The lights at 713 Music Hall dimmed to near silence, and the room that had been buzzing with pre-show energy froze. Out of the shadows a figure drifted toward the center of the stage, her outline just visible against the soft glow of backlighting. Then the music pulsed, red lights strobed, and Addison Rae appeared, flanked by dancers whose movements snapped in perfect time with hers.

Just as quickly, the beat dropped away, leaving the sold-out hall in stunned quiet. In the pause, anticipation swelled until the sound and lights returned with a jolt, unleashing a wave of confetti shaped like dollar bills that cascaded over the crowd. Standing in the mist of it all was Rae, the influencer turned pop star, commanding the stage.

Her debut headlining run, The Addison Tour, launched in August

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